Vila Nova de Gaia
municipality and city in Portugal
Vila Nova de Gaia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈɣajɐ] (
listen)) is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. There was a population of 178,255 people in 2001.[1]
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| Coordinates: 41°08′N 8°37′W / 41.133°N 8.617°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Parishes | 15 |
| Government | |
| • President | Eduardo Vitor Rodrigues (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.46 km2 (65.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 302,295 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ Uma População que se urbaniza, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
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